In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Agathonas Iakovidis
Greek singer (1955–2020).
Born January 2nd, 1955 in Evangelismos.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 65 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kuniwo Nakamura
Palauan politician (1943-2020).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Peleliu.
Died October 14th, 2020 at 76 years old in Koror. [ref]
Kartika Liotard
Dutch politician (1971–2020).
Born June 26th, 1971 in Voorburg.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 49 years old [ref]
Alexander Vedernikov
Russian conductor (1964–2020).
Born January 11th, 1964 in Moscow.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 56 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Boris Klyuyev
Soviet and russian actor (1944-2020).
Born July 13th, 1944 in Moscow.
Died September 1st, 2020 at 76 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Dan van Husen
German actor (1945–2020).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Gummersbach.
Died May 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Ilminster (COVID-19). [ref]
Dmitri Smirnov
Russian composer (1948-2020).
Born November 2nd, 1948 in Minsk.
Died April 9th, 2020 at 71 years old in Watford (COVID-19). [ref]
Siah Armajani
American sculptor and architect (1939–2020).
Born July 10th, 1939 in Tehran, Lahijan.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Thích Quảng Độ
Vietnamese buddhist monk (1928-2020).
Born November 27th, 1928 in Thái Bình.
Died February 22nd, 2020 at 91 years old in Huế (diabetes). [ref]
Margareta Hallin
Swedish opera singer.
Born February 20th, 1931 in Karlskoga.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 88 years old in Vantör.
Walt Davis
American basketball player (1931–2020).
Born January 5th, 1931 in Beaumont.
Died November 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Port Arthur. [ref]
Flavio Cotti
Member of the swiss federal council from 1987 to 1999 (1939-2020).
Born October 18th, 1939 in Muralto.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 81 years old in Locarno (COVID-19). [ref]
Vladica Popović
Serbian footballer (1935-2020).
Born March 17th, 1935 in Zemun.
Died August 10th, 2020 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Òscar Ribas Reig
Prime minister of andorra.
Born October 26th, 1936 in Sant Julià de Lòria.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Sant Julià de Lòria. [ref]
Claude Giraud
French actor (1936–2020).
Born February 5th, 1936 in Chamalières.
Died November 3rd, 2020 at 84 years old in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Reuben Hersh
American mathematician (1927–2020).
Born December 9th, 1927 in The Bronx.
Died January 3rd, 2020 at 92 years old [ref]
Chedli Klibi
Tunisian politician (1925–2020).
Born September 6th, 1925 in Tunis.
Died May 13th, 2020 at 94 years old in Carthage. [ref]
Alberto Arbasino
Italian writer (1930-2020).
Born January 22nd, 1930 in Voghera.
Died March 22nd, 2020 at 90 years old in Voghera. [ref]
Janez Stanovnik
Slovenian politician.
Born August 4th, 1922 in Ljubljana.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 97 years old
François Leterrier
French film director and actor (1929-2020).
Born May 26th, 1929 in Margny-lès-Compiègne.
Died December 4th, 2020 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
George Murry
Catholic bishop (1948-2020).
Born December 28th, 1948 in Camden. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2020 at 71 years old in New York City.
James Gunn
American science fiction author (1923–2020).
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 97 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Khosrow Sinai
Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer (1941–2020).
Born January 19th, 1941 in Sari.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Jānis Lūsis
Latvian javelin thrower (1939-2020).
Born May 19th, 1939 in Jelgava.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Riga. [ref]
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician (1946–2020).
Born May 28th, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 18th, 2020 at 73 years old in New Jersey (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 1001 to 1025 of 1795
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell